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10 Downing St (Photo: Ministry of Defence, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED hopes new UK government will demonstrate leadership on inclusive citizenship and green prosperity
… be anticipated yet, however IIED hopes that the SNP's ambitious climate plans will spur on the UK government. 2015 is a landmark year for climate change and sustainable development. The global community must seize the … in directing overseas aid to the Green Climate Fund. These climate adaptation funds should be used to ensure poverty reduction is also …
News, 07 May 2015
Agricultural biodiversity in a Peruvian market. Photo: Bioversity International/A. Camacho
Building resilient food systems
… We strengthen local organisations and institutions by identifying policies, institutions and technologies that … the science of non-equilibrium ecology to adapt to the impacts of climate change in fragile agro-ecosystems. In Peru, work was carried out to link …
Project, 14 August 2013
A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?
… from the late 1960s to the 1990s were the most dramatic example of climate variability in the 20th century. Until recently one word – … The inability of desertification to explain social and environmental change in the Sahel is not an isolated case. The concept of … at the time, the Sahel droughts were an early manifestation of global climate change caused by industrial air pollution, rather than …
Insight, 29 September 2016
Around a billion urban dwellers live in informal settlements such as these. Without far more effective policies, their population could rise to 2 billion by 2030 (Photo: Mark Edwards)
Ten essentials for the New Urban Agenda in one page
… commitments already made in the SDGs and in the Paris Agreement on climate change   We recognise how much can be achieved through strong local … contribute to good health, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (there are many co-benefits between these). Urban centres …
Insight, 19 July 2016
A farmer in the Potato Park, Peru (Photo: Adam Kerby)
A marriage to save the earth: Farmers and researchers innovate to conserve biodiversity
… changes to how they live and farm in order to adapt to a changing climate. They have innovated to survive, changing the ways they support … and their external partners, so they are protected and saved for adaptation in the future.  Successful initiatives, such as those in … and science bring to the partnership, and to continue to adapt and change with the times. More details Smallholder Innovation for …
Insight, 07 October 2014
Crowdsourcing evidence – such as from these food vendors in Fort Portal, Uganda – is vital to foster citizens agency. But you must engage and listen (Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos Pictures)
Encouraging dialogue and dissent
… a confidence, a collective responsibility, an energy that can make change happen and we need that. We need to do things differently and we … together.   With the complex challenges we face going forward – climate change, fragile states, migrations – adaptation and innovation from the bottom up will be an essential part …
Insight, 15 March 2016
A road full of congested traffic.
IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
… Reduction & Resilience; Lucy Earle, IIED Urbanisation intersects with climate change, natural disasters, conflict and displacement – and is a critical … urban development conversation. Inclusive cities for a changing climate: realising the urban opportunity Event Date:  Monday, 10 …
Event, 08 February 2020
Somali and Boran pastoralists came together to discuss ways to share water resources at a meeting this month. (Credit: James Pattison)
Kenya: The importance of cross-border dialogue in the drylands
… mobility allows pastoralists to capitalise on the highly variable climate, but where but unplanned movements create tensions and can lead … structures to build local communities’ resilience to climate change. Managing resources at scales beyond administrative boundaries … working with IIED on drylands development and climate change adaptation, under a project led by Ced Hesse ([email protected]). The …
Insight, 19 March 2014
Major deposit in biodiversity bank to protect future of food
… diversity on which global agriculture depends, from threats such as climate change. An association of Peruvian indigenous communities is sending its … 1,500 native potato varieties. "If seeds are lost as a result of climate change, agricultural policies or lack of resources, our beloved …
News, 22 February 2011
People putting up solar panels
Inclusive finance for universal energy access
… into detailed number-crunching. Our analysis of international, public climate finance for the first time put concrete numbers on the large … 2019 . This issue was discussed in the second episode of IIED's Make Change Happen podcast in November 2019.  There is also the significant … – which pool funds from private investors, development finance institutions and impact investors – in attracting more investments into …
Article, 13 November 2019